CVE-2024-36537

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Published Jul 24, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insecure permissions in cert-manager v1.14.4 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining the service account's token.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cert-manager:cert-manager:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.446% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/HouqiyuA/27879a6366a65fcd5f6c6fcbcf68d8e3

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cert-manager Cert-manager

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 24, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:37 AM
Reserved: May 30, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:37 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 3:37 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:36 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jul 24, 2024, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:36 AM

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